Community Gardens Program Assistant; CSA II

Salary: $20.00 – $25.00 Hourly
Location: Portland Parks & Recreation Tabor Yard Facility, 6437 SE Division St, OR
Job Type: Casual
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Bureau: Portland Parks & Recreation
Opening Date: 06/29/2026
Closing Date: 7/9/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Position Summary: The Portland Community Gardens Program is seeking a Program Assistant to support and maintain robust connections with our City’s diverse population of gardeners. This role will work closely with other program staff to assist with program registration, complete data entry tasks, and share important communication (via email, text messages, and phone calls) with our clients. The Community Gardens Program Assistant will also help with special administrative projects, as needed.

Work Schedule: 24–30 hours per week. Must also be available during weeknights and/or Saturdays for occasional outreach events. This role will work with their supervisor to determine their schedule.
Work Location: The role will report to Portland Parks & Recreation’s Tabor Yard Facility located at 6437 SE Division St., Portland, OR 97206. The position is also available for work at other community garden locations.

Bilingual encouragement: Bilingual speakers of the following languages are strongly encouraged to apply:
Spanish, Russian, Mien, Nepali, or Karen.

• Contact community gardeners to provide or request information, answer general program inquiries, and invite to program events.
• Answer primary phone line, providing information to customers, and taking messages for other staff as needed.
• Use telephonic interpretation services to communicate with people who speak languages other than English.
• Basic data entry and management.
• Perform basic accounting tasks, such as preparing bank deposits.
• Use mail merge and other software applications, like Microsoft Office Suite.
• Create promotional and educational materials.

Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) is committed to the overall Citywide vision that race will have no detrimental effect on people of color, refugees, and immigrant communities in accessing our parks and natural areas, or from the benefit of our services. We recognize, understand, and encourage celebration of the differences that surround us. Diversity and equity are vital to PP&R’s ideals and values.

The City of Portland, Oregon, is a growing and diverse city of 650,000 residents, nearly 20% of whom speak languages other than English &R values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization and with the public. PP&R encourages applications from candidates with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities with diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Although not required, PP&R encourages candidates who can fluently speak another language to include that information in their application materials. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.